Cody Lee Hightower, M.D.
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Douglasville, GA
Cody Lee Hightower, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Douglasville, Georgia, and NPI 1275986655, issued on Jul 20, 2016. Check the license (Georgia 91842, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cody Lee Hightower
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License numbers
- 91842 GA
LL39846 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2976 Chapel Hill RD Ste 200, Douglasville, GA 30135
- Phone
- (770) 949-8558
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 31, 2022
- Fax
- (770) 949-6966
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220728001651); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2976 Chapel Hill RD Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Cody Lee Hightower in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 91842Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
262 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 43 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam125 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl36 claims
- Methylprednisolone27 claims
- Celecoxib16 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $121.37
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Becton, Dickinson and Company. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Physiotherapy Associates IncDouglasville, GA
- Piedmont Orthopedics, LLCDouglasville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cody Lee Hightower among 78 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Georgia
Cody Lee Hightower, M.D. is one of 78 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 95% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 94% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 94% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 73 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Georgia
There are 78 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Georgia.
All 78 in Georgia → Every provider in Douglasville → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Glenn Jonas, M.D.Kennesaw, GA 301441063409555
- Sonya KhuranaLithia Springs, GA 301221376808188
- Leonard D'Addesi, MDCartersville, GA 301211548462179
- Jimmy Jiang, M.D.Holly Springs, GA 301151255652632
- Michael Paxten, M.D.Rome, GA 301611023246923
- Scott Levere, M.D.Austell, GA 301061912994344
- Sierra Phillips, M.D.Austell, GA 301061609287168
- Michael Slutzky, M.DAustell, GA 301061881697860
Common questions
What is Cody Lee Hightower, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cody Lee Hightower, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275986655, issued on Jul 20, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cody Lee Hightower, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2976 Chapel Hill RD Ste 200, Douglasville, GA, 30135. Phone: (770) 949-8558. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cody Lee Hightower, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 91842, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cody Lee Hightower, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cody Lee Hightower, M.D. had 262 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cody Lee Hightower, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.